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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 22: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are gathering in Chicago, as current Vice President Kamala Harris is named her party's presidential nominee. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Massachusetts Senate Race Results

Elizabeth Warren has won the Massachusetts Senate race.

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson's baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on October 18, 2019 in San Anselmo, California. Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Johnson's baby powder, announced a voluntary recall of 33,000 bottles of baby powder after federal regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in a single bottle of the product. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Johnson & Johnson Reaches $700M Talc Settlement Over Baby Powder And Other Products

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an investigation by 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. into its marketing of baby powder and other talc-based products blamed for allegedly causing cancer.

Johnson & Johnson Voluntarily Recalls Baby Powder For Asbestos Contamination SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson's baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on October 18, 2019 in San Anselmo, California. Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Johnson's baby powder, announced a voluntary recall of 33,000 bottles of baby powder after federal regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in a single bottle of the product. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Johnson & Johnson To Pay $6.5B To Settle Nearly All Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson stated that they are planning to pay $6.5 billion to settle nearly all the lawsuits in the United States that have claimed talc-based products caused them ovarian cancer.

WONDONG, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: A sign warns of the dangers of asbestos at a burnt out property in the Wondong region on February 19, 2009 in Wondong, Australia. Victoria Police have revised the bushfire disaster death toll to over 200, the worst in Australia's history. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

EPA Outlaws All Asbestos Used In U.S.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is taking a “historic” move in outlawing any further use of asbestos, which has long been connected to many types of cancer.

Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Court Tosses $223.8M Ruling Against Johnson & Johnson In Talc Cancer Case

A state appeals court in New Jersey has tossed out a $223.8 million ruling against Johnson & Johnson regarding its talc powder products, stating that a lower court judge should not have allowed particular scientific testimony to be heard by jurors.